The Quiet Man

[Frank1540]

One of my Favorite Films, "The Quiet Man" ... a little history about it.

65 Years Ago Today.................7th June 1951...The Filming of the award winning film " The Quiet Man " began.
It was the first time Ireland was ever filmed in technicolor.
Best Director : John Ford
Best Cinematography : Winton C. Hoch
Archie Stout
Here is the full list of Awards won : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/awards?ref_=tt_awd

December 18, 2013, the classic 1952 John Ford film The Quiet Man was officially added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

On 20th July 2015, The ruins of the " White O' Morn Cottage " and the adjoining footbridge was placed on the Record of Protected Structures.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Aww. One of my faves too.

 

[Mr Noone]

Narrowback Paddywhackery.

 

[Fata Morgana]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/foxkitsune/eff286dc-5894-4c57-b829-191b73ab1b10_zps7fyg7xtp.gif

 

[spacekowboy]

Lovely little tale about alcoholism and domestic abuse.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Lovely little tale about alcoholism and domestic abuse.

Cunt. It so is not!

 

[spacekowboy]

It kinda is.


Is still great though.

 

[Fata Morgana]

It kinda is.


Is still great though.

You can't deny you've felt like thrashing my arse a time or two? We Irish girls can be very trying.

 

[spacekowboy]

You can't deny you've felt like thrashing my arse a time or two? We Irish girls can be very trying.

Or twelve.

 

[Adre]

You can't deny you've felt like thrashing my arse a time or two? We Irish girls can be very trying.

They can be that, but as I recall from my youth they gave excellent handjobs.

 

[Comshaw]

I have to agree, a very entertaining movie. But then any movie that has Maureen O'Hara is a great movie. Hell I could watch a two hour epic of just her standing in front of the camera. Strong, beautiful and a fantastic actress, she had it all.

I read the short story long before I ever saw the movie and I must say as much as I enjoyed the movie, the story was better. It was darker, with less humor, but had a flavor I couldn't get out of my mind, even after all these years.

But that's the way of it. The images we manufacture from our imaginations are much more compelling then those supplied by others. There are exceptions. I can think of one here.

For those who are interested, here's a link to a pdf of the story.

http://dukefanclub.***********/uploads/1/0/9/9/10994017/the_quiet_man.pdf

And, just because:

http://irishecho.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/OHara-jpg-740x781.jpg

Comshaw

 

[Fata Morgana]

They can be that, but as I recall from my youth they gave excellent handjobs.

Strong wrists from lifting pints of Guinness.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Or twelve.

 

[Adre]

Strong wrists from lifting pints of Guinness.

That and a healthy dose of Catholocism.

 

[Desert Amazon]

It's absolutely one of my favorite movies. I actually got the movie from a fellow-Litster when I first joined Lit. He said that the part play by Maureen O'Hara was very much my temperament. (Mostly true)

I made my husband watch it and he now considers it a favorite too.